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4 spas; the city's own medieval baths were pulled down in 1834.

Photo: Bjørn Erik Pedersen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Barcelona's baths: a Roman-style circuit, a hammam with ice baths and two neighbourhood spas

Barcelona had public baths in the Middle Ages. The Banys Nous, licensed in 1169 and used by Christians, Jews and Muslims, were demolished in 1834; four columns survive in the city's history museum.

Today's picks are newer: a Roman-style bath circuit in the Born, a hammam in the Eixample and two smaller spas uphill. The four sit at least 1 km apart; Poblenou, the beaches and Montjuïc have no pick.

Illustrated map of Barcelona from the sea to the upper town: the port, the Eixample grid and the main avenues, with the Sagrada Família, Torre Glòries, the Columbus Monument and a fishing boat drawn in cobalt ink 1234
  1. 1

    Sarrià and the zona alta · Horta-Guinardó

    Roc Nature

    LocalTreatment

    A neighbourhood spa uphill in Horta: a saltwater hydromassage pool, a sauna and jacuzzis, an hour's circuit for €34.

    PoolSaunaMassage

    €3460-minute circuit · Monday to Saturday

  2. 2

    Gràcia · Carrer de Sant Lluís

    Nadinne Spa

    BoutiqueTreatment

    A small massage spa in Gràcia where the longer rituals add a sauna and a jacuzzi.

    SaunaMassage

    On requestMonday to Saturday 11:00 to 20:00

  3. 3

    Ciutat Vella · El Born, Passeig de Picasso

    AIRE Ancient Baths Barcelona

    HistoricTreatment

    Roman-style baths in an 18th-century building in the Born: warm, hot and cold pools and a steam room, open until one.

    BathhouseSteamMassage

    €138baths and massage, 135 min in all

  4. 4

    Eixample · Carrer del Comte d'Urgell

    Chyl Spa (formerly Le Patio Spa)

    BoutiqueTreatment

    Formerly Le Patio Spa: a hammam with steam, a jacuzzi and cold plunges in the Eixample, an hour of heat and cold for €45.

    HammamMassage

    €4560 min of steam, jacuzzi and cold plunges

Checked 7 November 2026. Picks follow the same published rules in every city.